Alt tab DX11 bug still persists....

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08-24-2015, 01:17 AM
Koroem

Alt tab DX11 bug still persists....

The alt tab issue in DX11 was accepted as a bug almost 2 months ago.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...e-Properly-BUG

Is there any kind of timeline on a fix for this? Its really annoying.
08-24-2015, 01:24 AM
zuldar

Not in any hurry to see this fixed myself, allows me to watch my dungeon queue while I browse the internet.
08-24-2015, 02:22 AM
Riardon

That's a really really annoying problem with the DX11 client and they must fix it.
08-24-2015, 02:53 AM
tymora

I personally play in full screen windowed mode so I can have FF14 running on 1 monitor while I browse other stuff on my 2nd.
As far as I am concerned, this "bug" doesn't bother me.

Hope they don't break what is working to fix your issue.
08-24-2015, 02:56 AM
Colorful

Why not just switch to the windowed fullscreen option?
08-24-2015, 03:01 AM
Riardon

Performance wise it's never a good idea to play windowed mode. borderless window is still windowed. In full screen mode the gpu is working solely for the game and nothing else avoiding possible stutters. Also some overlays work only in full screen mode. They just have to fix the full screen mode. Window mode is only a temporal solution.
08-24-2015, 03:05 AM
ErzaScarlet77

borderless windowed is perfect. why would anyone use full screen?
08-24-2015, 03:09 AM
Jynx

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riardon

Also some overlays work only in full screen mode.

The operational preformance of third party programs doesn't sound like something the development team is currently worried about.
08-24-2015, 03:09 AM
AkashiXI

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colorful

Why not just switch to the windowed fullscreen option?

Because the game works less optimally than full screen. I have the same issue, one monitor and anytime I need to tab out for a long while, I'm forced to switch to Windowed Mode. It's frustrating, and I hope they fix it.
08-24-2015, 03:14 AM
Colorful

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riardon

Performance wise it's never a good idea to play windowed mode. borderless window is still windowed. In full screen mode the gpu is working solely for the game and nothing else avoiding possible stutters. Also some overlays work only in full screen mode. They just have to fix the full screen mode. Window mode is only a temporal solution.

The performance difference is minor. Unless you're running FFXIV on an incredibly weak PC or have encountered a bug with windowed fullscreen, I see no reason not to use it. The purpose of windowed fullscreen is to have the ability to quickly alt-tab, if you're doing that often enough that this bug is an issue, use that option.
08-24-2015, 03:58 AM
OJ191

Quote:

Originally Posted by zuldar

Not in any hurry to see this fixed myself, allows me to watch my dungeon queue while I browse the internet.

That's what borderless/windowed is for

you can always go full screen again once queue pops

or if your PC is good enough just leave it in borderless all the time
08-24-2015, 04:20 AM
Koroem

Quote:

Originally Posted by ErzaScarlet77

borderless windowed is perfect. why would anyone use full screen?

SLI and Gsync.
08-24-2015, 04:50 AM
Etiken

Some of you people have ZERO clue what you are talking about, it is quite clear. Go do some research before spouting out about windowed mode = full screen.
Many MANY factors are involved when determining which mode is right for you and your setup.

With that said, the DX11 alt tab bug IS very annoying and I too hope they fix it sooner than later.
08-24-2015, 05:15 AM
Raeletta

Still hoping for a fix too.

Annoying as hell.

Also, for those who use other monitors for other stuff while they game... This being fixed would not affect that.
08-24-2015, 06:48 AM
Riardon

Visually maybe everything is the same for some people but technically is not the same at all. There is a reason full screen mode exists and you can Google it if you don't know the differences I will not write wall of texts here to explain why they differ. Any windowed mode does not fully replace the full screen mode. Full screen mode must be fixed for this game.
08-24-2015, 06:54 AM
Blindheart

Just play on PS3/4 then you don't need to worry about the windows at all!
08-24-2015, 07:02 AM
Nadirah

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riardon

Performance wise it's never a good idea to play windowed mode. borderless window is still windowed. In full screen mode the gpu is working solely for the game and nothing else avoiding possible stutters. Also some overlays work only in full screen mode. They just have to fix the full screen mode. Window mode is only a temporal solution.

Yes, but I'd rather be able to tab out during stupid long DPS queues.

My second monitor is good and dandy for watching videos but my vision is awful and I can't read forums or check facebook or anything that requires reading on it.
08-24-2015, 01:30 PM
Etiken

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blindheart

Just play on PS3/4 then you don't need to worry about the windows at all!

/facepalm...
08-24-2015, 02:33 PM
Gyson

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etiken

/facepalm...

Don't knock it. It was about as helpful as the "just use a borderless window, fix unnecessary" style comments.
08-25-2015, 12:19 AM
Koroem

Seems a lot of people here don't seem to have a clue why there are even options to use different screen modes. Do some research as above suggested. There are hardware configurations that borderless windowed mode has issues with. SLI/Xfire and Gsync among them which I use. There is absolutely no reason why the game should not minimize to the task bar when I tab out when using full screen mode, and stay minimized until i select it again. Right now the game pops up whenever I close any other window that might be open even when I don't select the game. The switching to a window bug with full screen that is currently happening also causes the monitor to go nuts trying to switch gsync modes and sometimes crashes. I would use borderless/windowed fullscreen if it benefited me but it does not. This was never an issue for full screen mode in dx9, and it needs to be fixed.